Gordon Kampe:

Carl Rosman, contrabassclarinet; John Eckhardt, contrabass; Eva Zöllner, accordion; Mark Knoop, piano; Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR; Peter Hirsch, conductor; e-mex ensemble; Christoph Maria Wagner, conductor; l'art pour l'art; Michael Schröder, conductor

HAL for contrabassclarinet, accordion, contrabass & piano
High-Noon: Moskitos for orchestra
Ripley-Musik V for bassclarinet, violoncello and piano
Qs Nachtstück for flute, bassclarinet, drums, violoncello, contrabass and piano
Gassenhauermaschinensuite for clarinet, violoncello, accordion, piano ans drums
Picard for flute, clarinet, saxophone/tárogató, trombone, electric guitar, drums, violoncello, contrabass and piano

The encounter with Gordon Kampe's music is - guided by suggestive sound impressions - like the perception of an imaginary theatre.
Titles, movement headings and section names of his works refer, for example, to the world of cinematic sci-fi sketches à la Star Trek and Alien. Other compositions evoke completely different associations. Used as 'metaphor machines', such designations indicate the imponderables of a predefined course which, being filled with music, holds unexpected and unforeseen surprises. A central characteristic of his compositions is the sudden turn which manifests itself as an unusual action or instrumental solo, thus disregarding the uniform musical fervour.

Price: $25.98